2009 Yamaha Touch Up Paint (2 OEM Colors)

The 2009 Yamaha Vibe

2009 was a year of "go big or go home" for Yamaha. They dropped the game-changing crossplane R1, the R6 was still a high-revving middleweight king, and the cruisers like the V-Star were leaning into those deep, moody aesthetics. While the showrooms back then might have seen a variety of shades, we've focused our efforts on the real survivors-the iconic Raven (DBC 906478) and that liquid-deep Black Cherry. If you're riding a 2009, you aren't just looking for a commute; you're looking for a finish that matches that mechanical aggression.

Paint Health Check

Welcome to the Thin Paint Era. By 2009, factory robots had become masters of "efficiency," which is just a polite way of saying they figured out how to stretch a pint of paint across an entire fleet. These finishes look stunning under the halogen lights of a dealership, but they are notoriously brittle. Because the clear coat and base layers are applied with such robotic precision, they lack the "meat" of older finishes. On a 2009 Yamaha, you aren't usually dealing with 1990s-style delamination; you're dealing with a "sandblast" effect where the paint is so thin it simply gives up when it meets a stray pebble at 70 mph.

Restoration Tip

Since 2009 paint is thinner than a racetrack tire by the end of a session, your repair strategy needs to be surgical. Do not-I repeat, do not-just "blob" the paint into a chip and walk away. Because the factory layer is so shallow, a big drop of touch-up will sit on the surface like a sore thumb. Instead, build your repair in multiple, paper-thin micro-layers. Let each one dry fully before adding the next. This "layer-cake" method mimics the robot's tight application and ensures your repair stays level with the rest of the fairing, keeping that Raven black looking like a mirror rather than a topographical map.